Our visit to Seattle was a relatively quick turn around but a stellar night out was had by all. Joel Trussell flew out from Knoxville to join us at the Varsity Theater for a short and sassy Q&A after and before the two evening programs Friday night.
(*side note* Last Wednesday we shipped a huge box of posters to the theater to give away to the audience Friday and unfortunately the posters were a no show. So for anyone interested in an awesome Animation Show onesheet head down to the Varsity theater and ask the kindly staff.)
The best treat of the night was getting to meet Joel’s crew and some of Seattle’s animation gang. Thank you to Anton Bogaty, Gene Blakefield, Matt Tamaru and Tom DesLongchamp for a fantastic night out after the show! It was an honor to see so many incredible local animation giants turn out for the event. You owe it to yourself to check out these guy’s sites if you’re not familiar with their work. Joel was a tremendous tour guide and we lucked out in the weather department with the first full weekend of sunshine apparently in months. I’ve inserted various touristy Seattle pics below to better detail our merriment. Sir Trussell stayed in town through Sunday and we bolted Saturday morning to return to the muggy nastiness that is Los Angeles. For those that missed us over the weekend we’ll be onscreen through Thursday so please tell a friend. Next up.. San Francisco Bay Area for the 4th of July.